The Dark Magician archetype really only took off in the past few years after it received some support cards
Its win condition is straightforward, reach 20 Lore by leveraging card draw, evasive glimmers, and resourceful mid-cost characters that keep your momentum steady throughout the game
If the gift was promised and the target is illegal as Valley Rally tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen
One of the first single cards to experience this price hike was Umbreon GX SV69, which prior to the boom casually sat around a value between $30 and $40 before rising to $80 on TCGplayer in the first half of 2020
There's a lot of stuff going on with Vraska, Betrayal's String that makes it worth the steeper price point, such as the aforementioned Poison Counters, the Proliferate effect, and even the ability to neutralize threats by turning them into treasure artifacts with its most costly attack, this card can end the game with its Poison Counters alone
Also included was an application form for a booster box/deck campaign running at the time